 2023 CGA Specialist of the Year |
 3x NCAA Floor All-American (2021, 2023, 2024) |
 University of Illinois Graduate |
 4x CGA Floor All-American (2020, 2021, 2023, 2024) |
 2x First Team All-Big Ten (2023, 2024) |
| Second Team All-Big Ten (2021) |
Individual Event Titles
| Event |
Titles |
| Floor |
22 |
| Total |
22 |
Career Highlights
- 4x CGA Regular Season Floor Exercise All-American (2020, 2021, 2023, 2024)
- 3x NCAA Postseason Floor Exercise All-American (2021, 2023, 2024)
- 2x First Team All-Big Ten (2023, 2024)
- Second Team All-Big Ten (2021)
- Big Ten Freshman of the Week (January 14, 2020)
- 4x Academic All-Big Ten (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
- Big Ten Distinguished Academic Scholar (2022, 2023)
- Lettered three years (2020, 2021, 2022)
- 5x Hayasaki Consistency Award recipient (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
- Team Spirit Award recipient (2023)
- Team Humanitarian Award recipient (2023)
- Team Captain (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
- 2x Big Ten Floor Exercise Champion (2023, 2024)
- CGA Specialist of the Year (2023)
- Third most single-season title-holder in program history (8)
- Seventh most single-season title-holder in program history (7)
- Second most all-time floor title-holder in program history (22)
Career Highs
Floor Exercise: 14.900 (vs Michigan, 3/18/23)
Vault: 14.600 (at Nebraska, vs. Minnesota 3/5/22)
Graduate Student - 2024
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Competed in all 13 meets plus Winter Cup Day 1, competing on floor and vault
- Tied for seventh most event titles in a single season on floor
- Secon most all-time title holder on floor
- Earned seven event titles on floor
- First Team All-Big Ten
- NCAA Postseason All-American (floor exercise)
Senior - 2023
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
- Saw action in every meet competing in floor and vault
- Earned eight titles on the season on floor, becoming the third most single-season title-holder in program history
- First Team All- Big Ten
- Set a career-high on floor (14.900) on March 18 against Michigan
- Big Ten Champion (floor exercise)
- CGA Regular Season All-American (floor exercise)
- Team Spirit Award recipient
- Team Humanitarian Award recipient
- NCAA Postseason All-American (floor exercise)
- CGA Specialist of the Year
Junior - 2022
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Saw action in eleven meets, competing on floor and vault
- Earned three event titles on the season, all on floor
- Big Ten Distinguished Academic Honors
- Second Team All Big Ten
- Big Ten Floor Runner-Up
- 2022 CGA Regular Season All-American (floor exercise)
Sophomore - 2021
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Saw action in all nine meets, competing on floor and vault
- Earned two event titles on the season, both on floor
- Second Team All-Big Ten
- 2021 NCAA Floor Exercise All-American
- 2021 CGA Regular Season All-American (floor exercise)
Freshman - 2020
- Saw action in seven meets, competing on both floor and vault
- Put together a 14.800 floor routine against Michigan & Penn State, marking a new career high
- Totaled a career-best 14.400 on vault against Nebraska
- Earned two individual titles on floor
- 2019-20 NCAA Regular Season Floor Exercise All-American
High School/Club
- 2018 Junior Olympic Floor silver medalist
- 2016 Junior Olympic National Floor Champion
- Five-time Junior National Qualifier
Personal
- Born September 12, 2000
- Parents are James and Barbara McCool
- Has three siblings, Ky, Matt, and twin, Caroline
- Pursuing his master's in sports management
- Chose Illinois because, "I liked the team culture and brotherhood between the athletes, resources from the DIA, the program’s history and the coaches’ philosophy."
